Aftershoot

AI culling, editing and retouching for photographers, priced flat rate per month rather than per image

As of 1 September 2026, Aftershoot's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. An AI tool that sorts through a shoot to flag the best frames, then applies editing presets and retouching, sold as unlimited-volume monthly modules rather than the per-image pricing most of its direct competitors use. Softwr lists it under Photography. Aftershoot is available on Windows, macOS.

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Overview

What Aftershoot does

Aftershoot runs machine learning models over an imported shoot to score images for focus, exposure, expression and eyes-open, group near-duplicate burst shots, and flag the frame it rates best in each group. Separate modules apply AI-driven editing presets matched to a photographer style and AI-assisted retouching for skin, blemishes and stray hairs, all inside a desktop application that plugs into Lightroom. The commercial detail that decides cost is volume, not accuracy. Aftershoot sells its Select (culling), Edit and Retouch modules separately from around 10, 30 and 20 US dollars a month respectively when billed annually, or bundled as Complete at around 45 US dollars a month, and every tier processes an unlimited number of images. That is the opposite of Imagen AI and Narrative Select, which price per photo or cap volume by tier, so a high-volume wedding or event photographer shooting tens of thousands of frames a month pays a flat fee with Aftershoot while the same volume would cost substantially more on a per-image competitor. Buyers are working photographers, wedding, event and portrait studios, culling large shoots by hand or with basic Lightroom flags, who want to cut culling time without capping how many images they can process. The trade-off is that unlimited pricing assumes consistent high volume; a lower-volume photographer shooting a few hundred images a month may pay more per photo on Aftershoot flat fee than on a per-image competitor smaller plans.

What people use it for

A wedding photographer culling several thousand images per shoot who wants a flat monthly cost regardless of volume
A studio wanting AI editing presets matched to its house style applied automatically before manual review
A high-volume event photographer for whom per-image pricing from competitors would cost more than a flat monthly fee
A photographer who wants culling, editing and retouching in one bundled subscription rather than three separate tools

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Aftershoot.

Unlimited pricing only pays off at volume, so a photographer shooting a few hundred images a month may pay more per image than they would on a metered competitor.
AI culling still requires a manual review pass for accuracy on close calls, so it reduces but does not eliminate the time spent selecting images.
AI editing presets need training on a photographer own edited catalogue to match their style, which takes an upfront time investment before results are usable.
It works as a Lightroom plugin, so studios that do not use Lightroom Classic as their catalogue tool face a workflow change to adopt it.
Pricing is billed monthly per module with an annual commitment for the lower rate, so cancelling mid-year loses the discount already paid for.

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What people choose instead of Aftershoot

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Aftershootvs
Imagen AI
Imagen AI: If you shoot lower volume and want to pay per photo rather than a flat monthly fee
Aftershootvs
Narrative Select
Narrative Select: If you want tiered plans with a lower entry price for basic culling alone
Aftershootvs
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Lightroom: If you want to handle culling manually inside the catalogue tool you already use

Pricing

What Aftershoot costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Select (culling)

$10 /mo

Unlimited AI culling
Billed annually
Lightroom integration

Edit

$30 /mo

Unlimited AI editing
Custom style profiles

Retouch

$20 /mo

Unlimited AI retouching
Skin and blemish correction

Complete (Select plus Edit plus Retouch)

$45 /mo

All three modules bundled
About 25 percent cheaper than buying separately

Capabilities

Features

AI culling
Scores images for focus, exposure and expression, groups bursts and flags the best frame
AI editing presets
Applies colour and tone adjustments matched to a trained personal style
AI retouching
Automated skin, blemish and flyaway hair correction
Unlimited processing
No per-image charge or monthly image cap on any paid tier
Lightroom integration
Works as a plugin inside an existing Lightroom Classic catalogue
Duplicate and burst detection
Groups near-identical frames so only the best is surfaced for review

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.

Is Aftershoot priced per image?

No, every tier processes an unlimited number of images for a flat monthly fee; this is the main difference from Imagen AI and Narrative Select.

Do I need Lightroom to use Aftershoot?

Yes, it operates as a plugin inside an existing Lightroom Classic catalogue.

Can I buy just the culling module?

Yes, Select, Edit and Retouch are sold separately or as the Complete bundle.

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